Hacker News with Generative AI: Advocacy

Apple interoperability efforts under EU law falls short, advocacy groups argue (theregister.com)
Digital rights advocacy organizations contend that Apple has failed to comply with its interoperability obligations under the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Apple, EU Law, Interoperability, Digital Rights, Advocacy
107 points by beardyw 2 days ago | 153 comments
Oppose the Patent-Troll-Friendly Prevail Act (eff.org)
Good news: the Senate Judiciary Committee has dropped one of the two terrible patent bills it was considering, the patent-troll-enabling Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA).
Law, Patents, Advocacy, Technology, Government
90 points by batch12 57 days ago | 8 comments
Oppose the Patent-Troll-Friendly Prevail Act (eff.org)
Good news: the Senate Judiciary Committee has dropped one of the two terrible patent bills it was considering, the patent-troll-enabling Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA).
Law, Patents, Politics, Advocacy
7 points by hn_acker 58 days ago | 0 comments
Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% of employees, ends open web advocacy, privacy (osnews.com)
More bad news from Mozilla.
Mozilla, Layoffs, Open Source, Advocacy, Privacy
10 points by josephscott 64 days ago | 1 comments
Mozilla is eliminating its advocacy division (theverge.com)
The Mozilla Foundation laid off 30 percent of its workforce and completely eliminated its advocacy and global programs divisions, TechCrunch reports.
Mozilla, Layoffs, Tech Industry, Advocacy, Non-Profit Organizations
236 points by doener 73 days ago | 139 comments
Bring Back Free Software Funding: Give Your Feedback to the European Commission (fsfe.org)
The European Commission has cut important funds for Free Software.
Free Software, Open Source, European Union, Government Funding, Advocacy
10 points by pera 129 days ago | 1 comments
Apple vs. EU Commission: The FSFE Intervenes to Safeguard Free Software (fsfe.org)
Apple, European Union, Free Software, Legal Disputes, Advocacy
12 points by jrepinc 158 days ago | 1 comments
How can we get the world to talk about factory farming? (farmanimalwelfare.substack.com)
Animal Welfare, Factory Farming, Advocacy
16 points by jseliger 197 days ago | 3 comments
An open letter to the United Nations (open-internet-governance.org)
United Nations, Open Source, Internet Governance, Advocacy
12 points by benwerd 200 days ago | 6 comments
Local First, Forever (tonsky.me)
Local Business, Community, Advocacy
689 points by WhyNotHugo 207 days ago | 281 comments
DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber deploy subpoenas to squash advocacy, press (amny.com)
Food Delivery, Lawsuits, Advocacy, Press
28 points by walterbell 214 days ago | 2 comments
Child safety advocates disrupt Apple developers conference (mercurynews.com)
Child Safety, Technology, Apple, Advocacy
21 points by alwillis 221 days ago | 34 comments
"Deny, denounce, delay": The battle over the risk of ultra-processed foods (arstechnica.com)
Food, Health, Science, Nutrition, Advocacy
52 points by pseudolus 236 days ago | 34 comments
California residents: call your legislators about AI bill SB 1047 (twitter.com)
California, Legislation, Artificial Intelligence, Advocacy
22 points by convexstrictly 242 days ago | 11 comments
“No Mow May“ Won't Fix Our Biodiversity Problems (motherjones.com)
Biodiversity, Environment, Conservation, Climate Change, Advocacy
26 points by stareatgoats 244 days ago | 60 comments
Does the American Diabetes Association work for patients or companies? (theguardian.com)
Health, Diabetes, Advocacy, Patient Advocacy, Pharmaceutical Industry
222 points by rokkitmensch 258 days ago | 201 comments
Internet Service Providers Plan to Subvert Net Neutrality. Don't Let Them (eff.org)
Net Neutrality, Regulation, Advocacy, Digital Rights
22 points by bluish29 270 days ago | 3 comments